Michelle Chew

Project Manager, Emptiness: Living Capitalism and Democracy after (Post)Socialism

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Biography

Michelle is Project Manager for the ERC-funded project EMPTINESS: Living Capitalism and Democracy after (Post)Socialism. She is responsible for the project’s day-to-day operations, including data management/protection, communication, finance, reporting, events, and quality control. In addition, she is a member of the EMPTINESS research team.

Michelle has worked as an administrator across the University for many years at Research Ethics (UAS), the MPLS Doctoral Training Centre, and the Bodleian Library. In addition, she was Executive Officer for International Strategy (UAS) and Research Coordinator for the multidisciplinary, longitudinal Young Lives study (ODID) core-funded by DFID.

Previously, Michelle was Editor at an educational publisher in the US, directing publications and product development programmes. She has freelanced as a copyeditor/writer for individuals and companies on various academic and commercial publications. In addition, she has been involved in independent film production work and tutored undergraduate students in Social & Cultural Anthropology.

Michelle has a BA in Literature/Film Studies from Claremont McKenna College and an MPhil and a DPhil in Social & Cultural Anthropology from Oxford.

She is also a Harassment Advisor for the University.

Michelle works part-time, usually Mondays, Tuesday mornings, and Thursdays.

Visit the Emptiness project website.